FILED
Jan 16 2020
United States District Court
Northern District of Ohio
General Order
GENERAL ORDER NO. 2020-01
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
)
IN THE MATTER OF ATTORNEY )
DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS )
INDEFINITE SUSPENSION FROM ) ORDER NO. 2020-01
PRACTICE FOR FAILURE TO PAY )
REGISTRATION FEES TO THE )
SUPREME COURT OF OHIO )
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On November 1, 2019, The Supreme Court of Ohio suspended 264 attorneys from the
practice of law for failure to pay registration fees pursuant to Gov.Bar R. VI(2), which
requires attorneys admitted to the practice of law in Ohio to file a certificate of
registration for the 2019/2021 attorney-registration biennium on or before September 1,
2019. 1
Local Civil Rule 83.5 and Local Criminal Rule 57.5 require that attorneys be admitted to
practice in the highest Court in their state in order to practice in this Court. Having
provided more than an additional sixty days from the issuance of The Supreme Court of
Ohio’s order for the attorneys to rectify their registration status, this Court hereby
indefinitely suspends the attorneys listed in “Attachment A” from practicing before this
Court.
Readmission to practice before this Court requires the filing of an Application for
Reinstatement pursuant to Local Civil Rule 83.7(i) and Local Criminal Rule 57.7(i) with
Sandy Opacich, Clerk of Court, Carl B. Stokes U.S. Court House, 801 West Superior
1 Gov.Bar R. VI(2) requires attorneys admitted to the practice of law in Ohio to file a certificate of
registration for the 2019/2021 attorney-registration biennium on or before September 1, 2019. Gov.Bar R.
VI(10)(A) establishes that an attorney who fails to file the certificate of registration on or before
September 1, 2019, but pays within 60 days of the deadline shall be assessed a late fee. Gov.Bar R.
VI(10)(B) provides that an attorney who fails to file a certificate of registration and pay the fees either
timely or within the late-registration period shall be notified of apparent noncompliance and that if the
attorney fails to file evidence of compliance with Gov.Bar R. VI or to come into compliance within 60 days
of the deadline, the attorney will be suspended from the practice of law.
Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44113-1830, ATTN: Committee on Complaints and Policy
Compliance. The application should include an affidavit stating that the jurisdiction
which entered the order of discipline on which this Court based its discipline has
reinstated the attorney along with a Certificate of Good Standing.
Upon receipt of the application, the Clerk shall refer the application to the Committee on
Complaints and Policy Compliance, which shall schedule a hearing. At the hearing, the
attorney shall have the burden of demonstrating by clear and convincing evidence that
he/she has the moral qualifications, competency and learning in the law required for
admission to practice law before this Court and that his/her resumption of the practice of
law will not be detrimental to the integrity and standing of the bar or to the administration
of justice, or subversive of the public interest. Should the Court find the attorney is found
unfit to resume practice before this Court, the application shall be dismissed. No
application for reinstatement shall be filed within one year following an adverse
judgment upon an application for reinstatement filed by or on behalf of the same
attorney. If the attorney is found fit to resume practice before this Court, the judgment
shall reinstate him/her, provided that, if the attorney has been suspended for two years
or more, reinstatement is conditioned upon the attendance of the attorney at a Federal
Court Practice Seminar. A copy of the Certificate of Training for successfully completing
the Federal Court Practice Seminar should accompany the Application for
Reinstatement. Registration in the Court's CM/ECF system will also be required.
All attorneys admitted to practice in this Court are required to submit a written notice of
a change of business address and/or email address to the Clerk upon the change in
address, pursuant to Local Civil Rule 83.5(I) and Local Criminal Rule 57.5(I). Any
attorney admitted to practice before this Court who fails to comply with Local Civil Rule
83.5(I) and Local Criminal Rule 57.5(I), makes the Clerk of Court his or her agent for the
service of any notice provided in any disciplinary matter proceeding before this Court,
pursuant to Local Civil Rule 83.7(k) and Local Criminal Rule 57.7(k).
If the attorney has been suspended for five years or more, reinstatement may also be
conditioned upon furnishing proof of competency and learning in the law, which proof
may include certification by the bar examiners of a state or other jurisdiction of the
attorney’s successful completion of an examination for admission to practice
subsequent to the date of suspension.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
FOR THE COURT
Patricia A. Gaughan
Chief Judge
Attachment A
Last Name First Name Middle Bar ID No. Status
1 Asimou George J. 80060 Active
2 Auito Derek A. 77129 Active
3 Bailey, Jr. Henry A. 93919 Active
4 Benavidez Joseph A. 42447 Active
5 Betts James E. 10960 Active
6 Boccardi Maria 63791 Active
7 Brooks Robert C. 40881 Active
8 Carson, Jr. John H. 11621 Active
9 Chinni Benjamin T. 25356 Active
10 Chisman Matthew J. 86972 Active
11 Coen Jill Yutzy 84089 Active
12 Cox Yvette Ackison 13096 Active
13 Dietrich George A. 14356 Active
14 Doris Alan S. 14321 Active
15 Elliott Pete C. 2235 Active
16 Ennis Charles R. 31676 Active
17 Franklin John D. 55359 Active
18 Gedos Anthony A. 17254 Active
19 Giamboi Frank C. 33890 Active
20 Graham Kent M. 10096 Active
21 Grant Elizabeth R. 65271 Active
22 Grant Joseph K. 70556 Active
23 Guarnieri William T. 5038 Active
24 Hardin Thomas W. 12770 Active
25 Hazlewood Jason E. 94079 Active
26 Hudak Nathan J. 81666 Active
27 Ischie Wilbur N. 6641 Active
28 Jackson Carol Croyle 37707 Active
29 Judge Beth A. 78123 Active
30 Kentris George L. 31825 Active
31 Lazar John P. 9760 Active
32 Lee Courtney L. 79211 Active
33 Lucas James P. 78828 Active
34 Marksz John A. 10754 Active
35 Marshek Ronald S. 29401 Active
36 Miller Thomas C. 75960 Active
37 Murphy Martin J. 17528 Active
38 Mygrant John W. 18190 Active
39 Sarkar Neil S. 68406 Active
40 Selker Eugene I. 15656 Active
41 Thomas Michael R. 11638 Active
42 Tobocman Marilyn 24888 Active
43 Tucci Jessica T. 84182 Active
44 Willey David S. 75305 Active
45 Williams Jeffrey Clark 37817 Active
46 Wilson Neil R. 10095 Active
